01934cam a22003253u 45000010005000000030007000050050017000120060002000290070005000310080041000360400011000770410017000880500007001051000032001122450056001442640051002003000047002513360026002983370026003243380036003505000106003865000031004925080069005235200743005925340045013356530071013806530060014516530055015118560042015665098UtSlPG20260610133134.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aJohnson, Samuel,d1709-178410aLives of the English Poets : Waller, Milton, Cowley 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lives_of_the_Most_Eminent_English_Poets  aRelease date is 2004-02-01  aTranscribed from the 1891 Cassell and Co. edition by David Price  a"Lives of the English Poets: Waller, Milton, Cowley" by Samuel Johnson is a critical work published between 1779-81. This collection presents short biographies and literary critiques of 52 English poets, mostly from the eighteenth century. Johnson examines each poet's life, character, and major works, offering judgments that proved controversial even upon publication. His assessments—including harsh views on Milton's "Lycidas" and metaphysical poetry—sparked immediate debate. Commissioned by London publishers to compete with Scottish editions, these prefaces evolved from brief introductions into substantial literary criticism that shaped how generations understood English poetry. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aEnglish poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism  aEnglish poetry -- 18th century -- History and criticism  aPoets, English -- Biography -- Early works to 180040uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5098